Open+Oceans

needs some editing, also lacks mention of precip patterns =**Description**= ====The Open Ocean or other known as Pelagic Zone, is an area which consists of everything that we call "ocean" and many coastal areas such as; the Polar regions and even the Tropics. The Open Ocean has five zones. These zones being; The Epielagic zone which is from the surface-200 meters, Mesopelagic Zone whom extends up to 1,000 meters, Bathypelagic zone that is from 1,000-4,000 meters, Abyssalpelagic Zone extends to about 6,000 meters, and finally the Hadalpelagic Zone which is everything deeper than 6,000 meters which can be found in deep-sea trenches.====

=Flora= ====The Open Ocean has many different Species of Seaweed which is very common, there are many other organisms as well. Such as; Algae and Plankton. Plankton is known to float with seaweed or freely in the water, it also serves as foundation to many food chains. All these plants are producers in our Open Ocean Biome. ====

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=Fauna= ====Alot of the Oceans Fauna lives in the very top of the ocean. This being because light can only travel to 650 feet into the water. Life under water also varies on Pelagic zones for some are flourishing with life while others are almost lifeless.====

Closer to the surface

 * Small animals who usually eat smaller meals.
 * Tuna

Mesopelagic Zone

 * Larger animals with big jaws.
 * ====Ctenophores ====
 * Jellyfish

Bathypelagic Zone

 * Crustanians
 * Sperm whales
 * etc.

Abyssopelagic Zone
=Temperature and Precipitation=
 * ====Sea Spiders====
 * Octopus
 * Squids

=Human Interaction= Us humans are responsible for many things happening to the ocean such as oils spills, littering and mass fish killings.

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 * "The Open Ocean." //The Open Ocean //. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2015.
 *  "Marine Biodiversity Wiki." //Open Oceans - //. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2015
 * http://www.marbef.org/wiki/Deep-sea_trenches
 * http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/blue_planet/open_ocean/